After three days of repairing, refitting and relocating chicken tractors and poultry netting, it’s finally done. The flock is back on pasture! Now, I say back on pasture, but on in reality, the chickens have had a lot of good … Continue reading
Last week I commented on how the sudden run of hot weather made all the plants panic and everything was suddenly in a rush to get growing. Well, this week the pollen came. I have seen heavy pollen flows in … Continue reading
About ten years ago, I started making oatmeal rolls for special occasion dinners. Just a recipe I found in Southern Living. Reliable and delicious. Now I am a slave to those Oatmeal rolls. They are expected at Thanksgiving and Christmas. … Continue reading
It all started with a Ginger Bug. I was farm blog surfing and ran across this curious term. What on earth was a ginger bug? The answer to that question has sent me off on a wild tangent that is … Continue reading
Today I went out to my finished compost pile. My plan for the day was to make it go away so I could start a new pile in its place. It’s not much of a pile anymore. Just a hump … Continue reading
The cold weather is upon us and my appetite has shifted from BLT’s to soups. Thick, hearty soups that warm the soul. And with my soup, I want a hearty bread that will sop up the juice without disintegrating. Such … Continue reading
For the last couple of days I have been beset with more tomatoes than we can stuff in sandwiches or otherwise make a meal from but not enough to can. I also still had two cups of fresh peas that … Continue reading